Flushing apparatus.



No. 732,416. PATBNTED JUNE 30, 1903. R. P. JONES.

TLUSHING APPARATUS.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 8, 1902.

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, UNITED STATES Patented June 30, 1903.

PATENT OFFICE.

FLU SHING A'PPARATUS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 732,416, dated June 30,1903.

Application filed August 8, 1902. Serial No. 118,890. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, RICHARD PINKNEY JONES, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Washington, in the District of Columbia, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Flushing Apparatus, ofwhich the following is a specification.

My invention relates to flushing apparatus for cleaning the floors ofrooms in residences or other buildings, and its object is to providesimple but effective means 'for thoroughly cleansing floors.

The invention comprises gutters or waterpassages extending along thesides of a room adjacent to the base-board thereof and havingwater-discharge openings.

The invention also consists of certain details and features ofconstruction which will be fully described hereinafter and defined inthe appended claims in connection with the accompanying drawings, whichform part of the groove and has its edges approximately.

flush with the surface of the floor. The meeting ends of thegutter-sections are mitered, as shown, to insure a close joint. Afterthe gutter-sections are placed in position their abutting ends aresecured together in a watertight manner by cement or other suitablesealing material. Each of the gutter-sections is preferably formed witha deflector-rib at,

' projecting upward from the gutter and inclining downward from oppositesides of the center to the ends of the section and gradually increasingin width from the center to the ends of the section. These deflectorribs being narrow or pointed at the center and sloping down to almost noheight where they meet the openings serve to effectually accelerate theflow of water toward the outlets.

lets 5 are each provided with a hinged cover 6, which may be readilyopened or closed.

Each of the gutter-sections is provided with a cover comprising a stripor plate of metal 8, formed with perforations for the passage of water,said strips being of such length as to fit snugly together at theirmeeting ends and of sufficient width to cover the guttersections.

The utility of the invention will be readily understood and appreciated.It permits a floor to be flushed with water and thoroughly cleansed, thewaste water passing off freely.

\Vhile the improvement is designed for use in residences and buildingsgenerally, it is especially well adapted for stores, saloons, and likepublic rooms where frequent cleaning is necessary.

-I would have it understood that the invention is not restricted to theexact construction illustrated inthe drawings,but that it includes allsuch minor changes and modifications as may fall within the scope of thefollowing claim.

-Having thus described my invention, I claim and desire to secure byLetters Patrent-- The combination with a floor formed along its sideswith grooves or depressions, of gutter-sections supported within saidgrooves and provided with outlet-openings, deflecting- RICHARD PINKNEYJONES.

WVitnesses:

- R. A. SHAW,

CHARLES OURTIs, J. M. MILLER.

